Great White Egret an Original 1st Edition Hand Colored After Audubon Lithograph, 1840

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An original rare and extremely collectible first edition after John James Audubon hand colored royal octavo lithograph entitled "Great American … more An original rare and extremely collectible first edition after John James Audubon hand colored royal octavo lithograph entitled "Great American White Egret", No. 74, Plate 370, from Audubon's "Birds of America". It was lithographed, printed and colored by J. T. Bowen and published in Philadelphia between 1840-1844. It depicts a male Great American White Egret with Spring plumage investigated a Horned Agama reptile. This beautiful bird stands in an elaborately represented landscape with native foliage, mysterious rock piles with mountains in the background.

This original rare first edition hand colored Audubon bird lithograph has one tiny spot on the left, but is otherwise in excellent condition. The sheet measures 6.25" x 10". The original text pages 132-138 are included. less